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, 1887-05-12

The design Il largo enough TO cover . good
sized library table II II made Of heavy
drawing paper and Ii done In crayon. Ono
part Of tho ground is blue and the other part
dirty yellow. On the broad blue part.
which Is supposed to be attached to the pole,
big black eye is painted, and around this,
In the shape Of crescent, which faces tho
front Of the fiag are seven white stars. From
the eye eight white stripes 60 outward, run
ming from the blue into the yellow and there
losing themselves. The letter which was
sent with this design Is well written. It Is
dated Feb 49, 1891, and IL Is addressed TO
"Gen. jefferson Davis" Tho first paragraph
prays for the prosperity OF the Confederacy
and the remainder OF the letter II taken up
with the description Of the flag, It reads:
"Being true southerner, have taken the
liberty TO send to your care q miniature flag,
the emblem Of which I would like to o.
adopted by our provisional congress az the
ensign OF our government. The emblems as
seen on the flag were taken from the last
scene Of the aurora borealis Of the 18th Of
September, 1859 lat night)
"The eye Is a design Of my own, and may
represent, first, the president watching over
the nation for the good OF the people, and,
secondly, the all seeing eye OF God, by whose
guardian care all nations have their exist
ence You can have the flag bordered with
whatever color suits your fancy Very re-
spectfuly your servant, M
, 1887-05-12

This southern cross is found in many of the
designs, and it ranks with the palmetto trco
and the lone star rs n prominent figure.
Some of the ladies' designs are very curious,
and some are made OF different coors of silk
and satin neatly stitched Sogether and with
little stars sewcd upon them. In some
cases III" designers had not the paints to work
with, and they have made their designs of
different pieces OF colored paper cut into
shape and pasted together. Here the red
white and blue predominates, and the stripes
and stars in nearly every case permit the adj.
dition OF new embems for the new states as
they came in. One of the ladies' flags l.
eighteen inches long, and it consists of three
series OF two stripes Of red, white and red
above and below broad stripe OF blue, upon
which are sewed seven white stars. Thest
seven stars represented the seven states which
had already seeded.
80
Some OF the designs are very grotesgue, and
coming as they do from all classes of people,
it is not strange that in some the sublime
shonld tramp very closely upon the heels of
the ridiculous, l give you here picture in
black and white Of design A., which
was sent to Jefferson Davis from Coffeeville.
Aia, hut j cannot paint the wrath with
rhich the colors seem to swear at each other.
, 1887-05-12

Two hours afterward the ladies of Mont
gomery had made the first Confederate flag.
1t was of merino, and was run up over the
state house at Montgomery and loudly
cheered The stars and bars were not, how
ever, a success as q battle flag. Gen. Joe
Johnston tells me that it was too much like
the stars and stripes, and that the two could
not be distinguished from each other in the
fighting. Gen. Beauregard says that after
the battle Of Bull Run many persons Of
both armies thought that the other
side had put up the enemies flag as
a decoy, and after this Johnston and Beaure-
gard decided to adopt o new battle flag
Johnston at first wanted each regiment to
use its state colors, but this was found imprac-
ticable and another flag was chosen, and in
this think Gen. Joe Johnston had sonnet hing
as settled upon by him and Beauregard be-
it was afterward adopted as such by the Con-
federate congress at Richmond.
This flag is known as the southern cross
II had a red field, with two wide blue bars
running diagonally from ono corner to the
other, and on these bars were white or gold
stars equal I'm number TO the states of the Con-
federacy. This was really the flag Of the
Confederscy. and IL has moro right to the
name than the stars and bars. A design sim
liar to it was presented to the Montgomery
convention by William Porcher Miles, and
there is such design in this old scrap book.
cucc. They became known the country over
nv the Cnn'e'ietnte flag, and they will proba-
bly, 20 iutp history as such.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
, 1887-05-12
A Dangerous Pl.ythinE.

LEXINGTON, KY, May S.-A terrible
tragedy took place this morning near
Spring station, on the farm OF Capt.
JOS. Blackburn, ex-secretary OF state
and brother Of Senator ]. @. s. Black
burn. Miss Henrietta Blackburn,
accompanied by her cousin Miss
Henrietta Hampstead, young lady Of
10 years, went out to shoot at a mark
with small rifle. They were joined
by Samuel Blackburn, young man
% years old, brother a Miss Hen
rietta Blackburn, and friendly con-
test was begun as to see who should
shoot at the mark first. The three
engaged in a playful struggle for pos
session OF the rifle and in the struggle
the weapon was discharged, the ball
piercing the heart OF Miss Henrietta
Hampstead and killing her instantly,
The unfortunate young lady gave a
slight scream. dropped on the blue
grass and breathed her last before her
mortified cousins realized the awful
calamity that had befaller them.
Messengers were hurried off for medi-
cal and other assistance and 1t was
with the utmost difficulty that Miss
Blackburn and Miss Hempstead's
mother could be restored from the
shock occasioned by the unexpected
and terrible death OF the young lady.
Miss Hampstead was a great favorite
in the community.
, 1887-05-12
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, 1887-05-12

In the above do not give the full name,
as the writer may be living, and l also
suppress the name Of the noted southern
woman who sent the following letter to
Jefferson Davis in the latter part of Feb
ruary, 1861. The letter is well written, and
as copy 1t / can appreciate the thrill that
went through the enthusiastic writer when
she wrote the words:
osyKA, Pike county, Mo-, Feb. 90, 1851.
The Hon. Jefferson Davis, President Of the Be-
loved Southern Congress-
Being a daughter OF the south, I take the
liberty in sending you the model Of flag which
only hope may be received with warm feelings
The white ground is an emblem of innocence; ;
the blue ring, lasting love; the center, red,
on which Is placed cross, represents a Chris
tian naton the crescent over the cross Is our
southern confederacy, and the green stars repre-
sent the seven states and as all these are placed
In ring they represent one union In the southern
Confederacy never to be broken-the name I
have chosen is the united southern banner"
Please excuse the great liberty have taken In
writing to you, but, like Gen. Washington you
are now looked upon as the father of the south,
and know will excuse all the liberties the south
ern daughters take.
May God bless the southern Confederacy, and
whichever model Is taken for q banner may his
rich blessings ever rest upon 1t, is the sincere
wish Of Mrs
The women of the southern Confederacy
were as strong in the support Of the govern
ment as the men. They contributed to it by
every form of self sacrifice, and the tales of
their herosm would make fortune for
skllful novelist.
From these designs and hundreds of others
the committee finally made a report for a
flag. This report was read on the 5th of
March, 1861, and after long preamble it
stated that the flag Of the Confederate States
Of America should consist Of red field with
white space running horizontal to the CEN
ter equal to one-third the width Of the flag
The union was to be blue and was to extend
through the upper red stripe and white stripe,
and in this union there was to be q circle OF
white stars, in number as many as the states
in the Confederacy. When the report was
read four designs OF this flag, made Of cotton
cambric and Of full size, were hung upon the
walls of the convention at Montgomery. The
convention adopted them, and thus the "stars
and bars' were born.
, 1887-05-12
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the sound at four dollars per ton.
Ten thousand dollars were subscribed
on the spot and committee appointed
to solicit the remainder, Considerable
part of the right of way has already
been donated.
, 1887-05-12

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A Fatal Leap.

ST.. LOUIS, May 8.--A special from
Omaha, Neb., says: e. Oliver, of
Beardley, Illinois, jumped from a west
bound train on the Burlington road at
Iowa Point and was drowned in the
Missouri river yesterday. He was
frightened by two confidence men who
were working him. He ran to the
platform dragging with him his five.
year-old child. The conductor grab
bed the boy in time to save him. Mr..
Oliver was porarily insane.
, 1887-05-12
Robbcr Captured.

CHICAGO, May 8.--A mulatto named
Henry Ward, alias Diamond Harry"
who has been under the surveillance
Of detectives here for several days, was
arrested tonight He had just
pawned 81 800 diamond ring for a
trifling sum and had on his person
several hundred dollars worth OF other
jewelry supposed to have been stolen.
The police suspect Ward OF being con-
cerned in recent diamond robberies at
Washington, New York and Albany.
, 1887-05-12
The Verdict.

JACKSON, Miss, May S.-The jury
inquest in the case of X. ID. Gambrell,
editor of the Sword and Shield, who
was shot and killed late Thursday
night by Col. JOues S. s. Hamilton,
the lessee Of the penitentiary, ad-
jOurned ut ii 80 o'clock last night
after two days almost continuous scs-
sion. They rendered n verdict as fol-
lows; "We, jury of inquest in the
case of the death of Roderick Gam
brell, found nc came to his death from
pistol shots and wounds inflicted by
the hands Of Jones S. Hamilton AZ
principal, and others rs abbettors,
unknown to the jury"
, 1887-05-12

W tuo COHtDnttcc
on flags when the provisional congress
FIRST met at Montgomery, and they
came from every state of the south.
Only few Of them are preserved here, and
Col. Boteler, who was member Of the Con-
federate flag committee, tells me that the
number Of designs received ran high into the
thousands, and that they filled box as big as
a piano top. These were captured at Ricn-
mond with the other Confederate archives,
and specimens OF them have been selected and
pasted In this old scrap book. The book was
originally a volume Of Confederate treasury
blanks, and you may see the promises to
pay" here and there peeping out from under
the many colored flags which ornament its
leaves. 1t is ragged volume, eighteen inches
long, twelve inches wide and as thick as n
mans fist. It's paper is faded and its covers
are worn; the corners are dog cared and II
bears the evidences of its twenty five years of
handling.
One hundred and twenty nine designs for
Confederate flag are pasted within it, and
these are of all sizes, shapes and colors. Some
are no larger than visiting card, Others are
the size Of this newspaper and several are of
the full size of the ordinary regimental flag.
These last are made Of cloth, and the colo,'ng
upon them is Of the brightest paint The de-
sign which here give you with rattlesnake
upon it is as large as the sheet of n baby's
crib, and it looks as though it might have
been made OF some such material. It's thir-
teen stripes are OF red and white and
upon them ore seven red stars and
crimson crescent moon. This rattle
snake has skin made up of black
aud yellow diamond spots and there was
motto: "Don't tread on met is certain
death" This design was sent to the Hon.
Robert Toombs and in the letter accompany-
ing it the writer says: "The white stripes
represent the seven states of the south and
the red ones show that If they are oppressed
they will fight for blood. The rattesnake
represents the Confederacy. If you come
near him he will sing out with his rattle. If
you do not leave, and dare to tread upon him,
il i, certain DEATH
, 1887-05-12
Mexico Shaken Up--1bO Lives Lost.

CRY OF MEXICO, May S.-The gov
ernment to-day received it's first infor-
nation regarding the disastrous earth
quake on the Sd inst. at the town Of
Barispe, in the district of Montezuma,
Sonora, by which $50 persons lost
their lives. The earthquake occurred
mt 3 80 p. M, and at the same time
volcanic erruptions began in the
neighboring mountains, Lighting up
the SUBMITS for a long distance. The
prediction is made here by local scien-
lists that Mexico is about to undergo
a general slismic convulsion, and re-
cent records Of the earthquake show
that there is widespread volcanic ac-
tivity from one end of Mexico to the
other.
, 1887-05-12
a suit for Damages.

New YORK, May 10. - Madame
Charlotte Pinner, the songstress, is
suing the American Opera company
in the supreme court for W 800, due
her as salary, and in addition for $5 900
as damages to her reputation. To-day
the court heard the argument in a
motion to make Thos. j. Rigney,
receiver of the company, party to
the defense and decision was
reserved
, 1887-05-12
Mornans Kicking.

SALT LAKE, Utah, May 9.-The
Mormon quarterly conference yester-
day adopted a resolution strongly
denouncing the administration of the
new Tucker-Edmunds law in courts to
jurors, and objecting to the strictness
of the judges in questioning applicants
for naturalization, claiming it to be in
excess of the requirement of law and
an intrenchment on the freedom of
religious opinions.
, 1887-05-12
Indian Cremation.

YUMA, Arizona, May 10.-The fa-
nous Yuma chief, Pasqual, died last
night and was cremated this morning
with imposing barbaric ceremonies.
His horses were slaughtered and his
effects burned with the body.
, 1887-05-12
Mountain Fires.

LAREDO, Texas, May S.--passengers
arriving on the Monterey train report
that great fires are raging on the
summit of the mountains, in many
places on both sides OF the road.
Whether these fires have any connec-
tion with the recent earthquake dis
turbances in Arizona and New Mexico
is yet TO be determined as the tops of
these mountains are almost inaccess-
b1a
, 1887-05-12
Forest Fires.

VIENNA, May 9.-Terrible forest fires
are raging in Galicia. Fire brigades
and military detachments are trying
to prevent the spread of the flames and
have finally succeeded. In Transyl-
vania four hundred houses have been
burned in the village of Cziskomos,
and thirty-three in the village of Kan
oshaza. A public subscription has
been opened for the relief of the home
lpss
, 1887-05-12
wife urderer.

BALTIMORE, Nd, May 10.-William
Ritter, a grocer doing business in this
county ten miles east of this city, this
morning had "A fight with his wife
which resulted in his picking up an
axe and splitting her skull nearly in
half, killing her instantly. The couple
have been living happily together for
some years and the cause OF the kill
ing is unknown.
, 1887-05-12
Heavy Failure.

WINNEMrccA, New, May l0.-W. B.
Todhunter, n cattle owner of San
Francisco, California, who ownes 170,-
600 acres OF land in Oregon and 50,-
600 i'll this state, has assigned TO
Hayes, Corrick & Co., of Oakland, CAL
ifornia. Liabilities are said to he S40,-
600
, 1887-05-12
No Doubt OF 1t.

ST. LOUIS, May S.-A dispatch from
Nogales, Arizona, says: A good deal
OF doubt having been thrown on the
previous reports that Cajerie, the fa-
nous Indian chief, has been shot, the
matter was set at rest to-day by the
reception of telegram from Gov.
Torres, of Sonora, saying Cajerie was
shot after a short trial in accordance
to law.
, 1887-05-12
No Volcano.

TUcoN, Arizona, May S.-From one
to two slight shakes of earthquakes
have been felt for several days, too
slight to cause any alarm. There is
no doubt but that nearly every high
mountain in southern Arizona has to
great or less extent had its
topography changed, but as far as can
among them
, 1887-05-12
Taken his Once.

ST. LOUIS, May S.-A dispatch from
tie City of Mexico, dated yesterday,
says: Consul e. c. More arrived from
Kansas this morning. Mr.. Parch will
turn the office over to him and take II
trip to the States preparatory 10 en-
teripg into business i'm Mexico.
, 1887-05-12
Not Dead.

ALBUQUERQUE, Arizonia, May 81.
B. Slaughter, a wealthy cattle and
land owner Of Socarro county, who
was reported shot and killed last Fri
day, is not dead but seriously hurt.
His assailants have not vet been cap
tured.
, 1887-05-12
ARMY once Dead.

SAN JOSE, May S.-Colonel Alanson
NJ. Randall, first artillery, u. 5. A.,
died at New Almaden, Santa Clara
county, yesterday OF Bright's disease.
, 1887-05-12
Money to Loan.

ID. M. Thompson. our Abstract. Iosa
and Insurance Mnn. has made arrange
menus by which ne can loan money -
well improved farms at the lowest Bses-
sible rates of interest in spokane CO,
Spokane Falls Oniee over POst0Hiee.
, 1887-05-12

The law firm of Hyde x Woods
has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent.
, 1887-05-12

HE most curious
relic among the ar
chives Of the Con-
federacy Is the
scrap book Of de-
signs for the Con-
tederate flag. These
designs were sent
, 1887-05-12
THE FLAG OF THE SOUTH.
ITS HISTORY As GATHERED FROM
THE CONFEDERATE ARCHIVES.

A wonderful Scrap Book Unenrthed.
Some Rslics of tho Days Of 1s61-The
Stars and Bars and tho Confederate
Battle Flag.
, 1887-05-12

Especial Correspondence.l
WASHINGTON, May Q.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-07-28

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